Self Assessment customers warned about scammers posing as HMRC
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has today warned people filing Self Assessment tax returns against falling victim to criminal scams.
Young Adults often face different problems online
If you’re a young adult we have a section full of articles tailored to you.
With Black Friday and Christmas not far away be Cyber Safe when shopping online
Black Friday (27th November) and Cyber Monday (30th November) are approaching, and a third of all Christmas spending is also forecast to be online this year.
Action Fraud warns of rise in investment fraud reports as nation enters second lockdown
Action Fraud is informing the public of how to protect themselves from investment fraud, after reports spiked following the first national lockdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
Fake PayPal emails lead to nearly £8 million in losses this year
Action Fraud is warning people selling items online to be on the lookout for criminals sending fake PayPal emails.
UK cyber-threat agency confronts Covid-19 attacks
More than a quarter of the incidents which the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) responded to were Covid-related, according to its latest annual report.
NOVEMBER Cyber Scam Newsletter
In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of fake charity scams, COVID scam hotlines, student tax scams and fake Amazon emails!
Police repatriate romance fraud victims with £115,000 through international partnership with Ghanaian authorities
Police forces across the country have been working together to tackle romance fraud, through a combination of awareness raising and enforcement activity, co-ordinated by the City of London Police.
Watchdog warns charities and the public to protect themselves against fraudsters amid pandemic
The Charity Commission is warning trustees and donors to strengthen defences as it fears the pandemic has created environments that are enabling charity fraud.
New hotline launched to report COVID fraudsters
A new hotline has been launched to stop fraudsters illegally targeting COVID stimulus schemes.
EU investigates Instagram over handling of children's data
Instagram is being investigated by Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) over its handling of children's personal data on the platform.
TikTok Down: App not working amid bug that empties people's profiles and asks them to change username
TikTok briefly stopped working properly as users found their profiles empty and the app asking them to change their username.
Fall for the person, not the profile
Public reminded to stay safe online as reports of romance fraud rise 26% in a year.